Community Responses to Climate Disaster Recovery
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Provided by: Project Look Sharp|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- In this media literacy activity, students compare two conflicting perspectives on effective recovery from climate disasters.
- Students read an opinion piece and the summary of a governmental report, and analyze the ideas presented using guiding questions.
Subjects: Science, Civics, English Language Arts
Authors: Project Look Sharp, Lucas Burdick
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- The lesson plan contains possible questions for media decoding that are differentiated based on what subject you teach: social studies, science, ELA, and media literacy.
- The lesson plan and student activity worksheet can be downloaded and used offline.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers should download and review the How to Use Materials section associated with this activity. A free account with Project Look Sharp is required to do this.
- The activity time may vary depending on the Educator's approach.
Differentiation
- This activity can be used as an introductory exercise, instead of an entire lesson, by selecting one or two questions to lead a lively ten-minute classroom decoding.
- Students can be encouraged to write a letter to the editor or the leader of their local community asking for action to be taken regarding an identified climate challenge.
- To focus this lesson on social-emotional learning, classes can discuss community resilience, mental health impacts of natural disasters, and injustices related to relief efforts.
- Similar resources include this video about surviving a climate disaster, this lesson about the emotional impact of hurricanes, and this personal story of a hurricane in Florida.
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Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
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